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Brooks: The City of 100 Hellos
directed by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008; produced by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008, Brandy Y Productions (Canada: Brandy Y Productions, 2011), 47 mins
The documentary Brooks – The City of 100 Hellos by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk gives us a rare glimpse into the lives of many of the new immigrants, refugees and temporary foreign workers that have moved to Brooks, Alberta, Canada. It also explores the challenges they face and looks at how long-time reside...
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directed by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008; produced by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008, Brandy Y Productions (Canada: Brandy Y Productions, 2011), 47 mins
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The documentary Brooks – The City of 100 Hellos by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk gives us a rare glimpse into the lives of many of the new immigrants, refugees and temporary foreign workers that have moved to Brooks, Alberta, Canada. It also explores the challenges they face and looks at how long-time residents of Brooks feel about the new immigration in their community.The documentary is set in Brooks, Alberta, a western Canadian city know...
The documentary Brooks – The City of 100 Hellos by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk gives us a rare glimpse into the lives of many of the new immigrants, refugees and temporary foreign workers that have moved to Brooks, Alberta, Canada. It also explores the challenges they face and looks at how long-time residents of Brooks feel about the new immigration in their community.The documentary is set in Brooks, Alberta, a western Canadian city known for its farming, cowboys and oil patch workers. About 10 years ago the local meat packing plant, XL Foods Lakeside Packers Inc., starting bringing over and employing about 2,000 workers from across the world; some temporary foreign workers, others new immigrants and refugees in Canada.Many don’t speak English and have come to Brooks to make about $14 an hour, paying for their lives here in the city but also supporting their families back home.The new immigrants have physically changed this traditional cattle ranching city. Schools teaching English as a second language have been popping up across town as well as different multicultural churches, a mosque and ethnic stores. It is now believed that over 100 languages are spoken in Brooks.“Brooks is unique,” says Brooks Mayor Martin Shields. “It was basically 14,000 in population who changed in 10 years from basically one culture, one language to representing as many as 60 to 70 different countries with many languages and dialects.”
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008, Brandy Y Productions
Author / Creator
Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Brandy Y Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008
Topic / Theme
Employment opportunities, Immigrant life, Immigrant populations
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Brandy Yanchyk
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Finding Edge Road
directed by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008; produced by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008 (Canada: Brandy Y Productions, 2015), 52 mins
This documentary by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk explores how the small city of Lieksa in Eastern Finland is dealing with a recent influx of new immigrants from Somalia and Iraq. The newcomers have moved to vacant council apartments on a street called “Edge Road.”Lieksa’s population is aging and with it...
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directed by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008; produced by Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008 (Canada: Brandy Y Productions, 2015), 52 mins
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This documentary by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk explores how the small city of Lieksa in Eastern Finland is dealing with a recent influx of new immigrants from Somalia and Iraq. The newcomers have moved to vacant council apartments on a street called “Edge Road.”Lieksa’s population is aging and with its high unemployment rate of twenty percent. many locals are concerned that immigrants will take their jobs or live off government benef...
This documentary by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk explores how the small city of Lieksa in Eastern Finland is dealing with a recent influx of new immigrants from Somalia and Iraq. The newcomers have moved to vacant council apartments on a street called “Edge Road.”Lieksa’s population is aging and with its high unemployment rate of twenty percent. many locals are concerned that immigrants will take their jobs or live off government benefits. Residents are also concerned about newcomers not integrating into Finnish society and learning the language, a prerequisite for getting a job in Finland.This change in demographics has caused tensions in the community and led to an increase in racist attacks.The film explores both points of view showing those who see immigration as a positive force and those who are threatened by it. Finding Edge Road was shot over three years by Canadian filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008
Author / Creator
Brandy Yanchyk, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Brandy Y Productions
Topic / Theme
Conflict of interests, Racism, Immigrant populations, Finnish
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Brandy Yanchyk
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Natives: Immigrant Bashing On the Border
produced by Jesse Lerner and Scott Sterling, fl. 1991 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 37 mins
Starkly shot in black and white, this multi-festival film captures the unabashed xenophobia of a number of Americans living in California along the U.S.-Mexican border. They are reacting to the influx of undocumented aliens, who they believe are draining community resources and committing crimes. Nativist organiza...
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produced by Jesse Lerner and Scott Sterling, fl. 1991 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 37 mins
Description
Starkly shot in black and white, this multi-festival film captures the unabashed xenophobia of a number of Americans living in California along the U.S.-Mexican border. They are reacting to the influx of undocumented aliens, who they believe are draining community resources and committing crimes. Nativist organizations have been formed such as "Light Up The Border" which masses cars along the border with head-lights blazing at possible intruders....
Starkly shot in black and white, this multi-festival film captures the unabashed xenophobia of a number of Americans living in California along the U.S.-Mexican border. They are reacting to the influx of undocumented aliens, who they believe are draining community resources and committing crimes. Nativist organizations have been formed such as "Light Up The Border" which masses cars along the border with head-lights blazing at possible intruders.The film critiques the nativist position by contrasting the professed love of country with racist and anti-democratic attitudes. One white-haired couple advocates machine-gunning down a few at the border as a warning. Other residents complain that "the illegals bring drugs and disease, multiply like rabbits, fill up the jails, and go on welfare."A closed captioned version is available on vhs only. Please specify when ordering High School College Adult
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jesse Lerner, Scott Sterling, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Crossing borders, Immigrant populations, Immigration and emigration, Law, Politics & Policy, Ethnic Studies, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1991. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Talking History
directed by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984; produced by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1984), 27 mins
A compelling mosaic of oral histories and historical footage of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Laotian women featuring their journey to the U.S. and their unique immigrant stories.
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directed by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984; produced by Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984 (San Francisco, CA: Center for Asian American Media, 1984), 27 mins
Description
A compelling mosaic of oral histories and historical footage of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Laotian women featuring their journey to the U.S. and their unique immigrant stories.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984, Amy Hill, 1953-
Author / Creator
Spencer Nakasako, fl. 1984
Date Published / Released
1984
Publisher
Center for Asian American Media
Speaker / Narrator
Amy Hill, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Border Events and Areas Context, Minority communities, Immigrant life, Human trafficking, Sociology, History, Asians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1984 by Center for Asian American Media
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This is Life with Lisa Ling, Chinese in America
directed by Sam Lacroix; presented by Lisa Ling, 1973-; produced by Nate Cohen and Sam Lacroix, in This is Life with Lisa Ling (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2017), 42 mins
Lisa explores the massive and economically diverse movement of immigration from China to the United States – and traces her own family roots, to find out what it means to be Chinese in America.
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directed by Sam Lacroix; presented by Lisa Ling, 1973-; produced by Nate Cohen and Sam Lacroix, in This is Life with Lisa Ling (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2017), 42 mins
Description
Lisa explores the massive and economically diverse movement of immigration from China to the United States – and traces her own family roots, to find out what it means to be Chinese in America.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nate Cohen, Sam Lacroix
Author / Creator
Sam Lacroix, Lisa Ling, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Cable News Network (CNN)
Series
This is Life with Lisa Ling
Topic / Theme
Affluence, Immigrant populations, Immigration and emigration, Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 CNN Newsource Sales, Inc.
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